HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 164 [164] He had just gotten off the plane in Hong Kong when half of Hong Kong knew about it.
In April 1999, while Taiwan was holding the Golden Melody Awards, Hong Kong was also preparing for the grand Hong Kong Film Awards.

The Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony is held a few days earlier than the Golden Melody Awards ceremony.

The Hong Kong Film Awards will be held on the 24th at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, while the Golden Melody Awards will be held on the 30th.

Nicholas Tse received good news: he won a major award at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, and he has successfully established himself in the film industry.

In the film industry, Qi Yuan is no match for him; the advantage lies with him.

He has access to the best resources in the Hong Kong film industry.

What resources did Qi Yuan have? Du Qifeng begged and pleaded, even going to Taiwan to get 250 million in investment. Adding the later 250 million, it only amounted to 500 million. It's obvious that this was a flop production team and a flop movie.

This time, Mani Fok devised a new comeback plan for Nicholas Tse.

"Fengzai, this year will be the most important year of your career, so you absolutely must take it seriously."

Once you receive your prize on the 24th, the company will launch a major marketing campaign for you.

Then we'll stick to Qi Yuan's name and use your Mandarin album to promote his Cantonese EP.

The company has put in a lot of effort to negotiate and plans to get you on next year's Spring Festival Gala.

In one year, you will transform from a budding newcomer into a leading figure of the younger generation in Hong Kong's music and film industries.

Huo Wenxi was also holding her breath. Last year, she and Xie Tingfeng were suppressed by Qi Yuan in every way, and they had been suppressed for a whole year.

Year after year, do you know how they've spent this year? This year's Hong Kong Film Awards are the clarion call for their counterattack.

For Nicholas Tse's Mandarin album, Yinghuang hired the best talent in the industry to produce it, and Mani Fok is confident that it will not lose to Qi Yuan's Cantonese EP.

Moreover, Mandarin albums have an advantage over Cantonese EPs.

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Taiwan Warner.

Qi Yuan has been spending all his time in the recording studio these days.

"Finally, I found an excuse, and in the throes of drunkenness, I expressed all my feelings. Loneliness deepened, and silence lingered in the corner of the dance floor. Saying too little or too much only amplifies the anxiety. Who will indulge whom, and who will relinquish their freedom first?"
I envy the overwhelming power of your love, like a superstar whose popularity remains unchallenged. What you want isn't me, but a kind of vanity—the feeling of being loved and cherished, of how outstanding you are…

"Since an embrace cannot last, why not enjoy it while shedding tears as we leave? Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me, and we were still the same, each accompanying a stranger..."

This EP is of such amazing quality that Hung Ching-yao and Huang Yu-hsun both exclaimed that it is the highest quality Chinese EP they have ever seen.

Add two more bad songs to fill the gaps, expand it into an album, and it will be a super high-quality masterpiece.

Zhou Jianhui has been frequently visiting the recording studio these days. He said that the quality of the songs "Ten Years" and "Queen" is so good that he said, "I think we can add two more songs to make an album."

"No need. Consider it a treat for the fans. A cheaper EP will sell better and have a greater impact. The real money is from the concerts. A trip to Hong Kong's Hung Hom will be much more profitable than releasing an album."

Qi Yuan doesn't really care about record revenue anymore; what he wants is to expand his influence and maintain his popularity.

When his fans grow up and look back on the days when they had a conscientious idol who released a high-quality EP at a low price, wouldn't they be willing to spend money to support their idol at the concert?

In regions like Hong Kong and Taiwan, a concert with 10,000 attendees can generate nearly 2 million in profit.

How much does a record cost? Most of them are cassette tapes. After deducting costs, transportation, and the commissions of various distributors and channels, the record company only gets a little over half of that. How many records would it take to make up for the cost of a single concert?

Zhou Jianhui nodded. If making money solely from selling records were the norm, 90% of record companies would go bankrupt. He agreed with Qi Yuan's approach. He knew Qi Yuan didn't like to include filler songs in EPs, and he even suspected the kid had some kind of artistic fastidiousness. Qi Yuan recorded most of the songs in Taiwan, with two exceptions.

Some of the lyrics for "Next Stop, Superstar" are more suitable for female singers, and Qi Yuan plans to go to Hong Kong to record it with Chen Huilin.

Chen Huilin released her new album "Do You Love Me?" last December and has become very popular this year.

This album sold 40 copies in Taiwan and over a million copies across Asia. Warner Music's marketing department estimates that the album will sell 200 million copies.

She's even more impressive this year, and is expected to release three albums plus a compilation album, each of which is expected to sell well.

Next year, she will also release "Flower Universe", which contains classic catchy songs such as "Flower Universe" and "Let's Dance", which are the youthful memories of countless people.

Qi Yuan's duet with Chen Huilin, singing "Next Stop, Superstar" and "Moscow Doesn't Have Tears," is a powerful collaboration.

Last time, this rich woman revealed her useful "rich woman killer" ability, and this collaboration will give us another chance to draw her.

For the music video of this EP, Qi Yuan and Warner Music agreed that it should be filmed in Hong Kong to give Hong Kong fans a more immersive experience.

Chen Huilin was delighted to receive Qi Yuan's invitation.

Even if Qi Yuan doesn't actively invite her, she still wants to ask him to sing a song. Last year's duet version of "Loving Too Late" was very well received and is one of her representative works. She often sings this song solo at events.

It just so happens that Chen Huilin is holding her 'Starry Dream Concert' at the time.

This was her first concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and she invited Qi Yuan to be her guest performer.

“My fans have been asking me why I haven’t asked you to sing ‘Too Late to Love’ together. This time, I finally have the chance.”

Chen Huilin was very happy. Come to think of it, she and Qi Yuan had never sung this song together live before.

"Okay."

Qi Yuan readily agreed. At Chen Huilin's concert, they also sang "Next Stop, Superstar" as a way to promote their EP.

Qi Yuan acted quickly, appearing at Hong Kong Airport a day later, where Chen Huilin personally drove to pick him up.

The paparazzi in Hong Kong started to celebrate.

[A boyfriend from a similar social standing ultimately couldn't compete with a talented man she fell in love with at first sight; Chen Huilin picked up Qi Yuan at the airport, suggesting their relationship might be facing another setback.]

Chen Huilin broke up with her boyfriend last time due to personality clashes. After calming down, he pursued her again, and the two got back together.

It's not surprising that they broke up again a few years later for the same reason, and then Chen Huilin pursued her boyfriend, and eventually the two got married and had children.

This is a rare relationship. They broke up and got back together several times after their first love, but they still got married. It must be true love.

Let alone the tempting entertainment industry, very few people can actually stay with their first love until the end.

It was precisely because they got back together that the paparazzi had the opportunity to fabricate news.

Qi Yuan once again interferes in the romance of a jewelry heiress, resorting to any means to become her son-in-law.

[Chen Huilin's Breakup Countdown]

The paparazzi's rumors have both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantages are obvious, but the advantage is that Qi Yuan gained a lot of exposure as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong, and most people in Hong Kong knew that he had come.

(End of this chapter)